Small Business News Weekly Roundup: 3/30/12
This week’s small business news roundup starts off with a reminder that we’re wrapping up National Start Your Business Month; LegalZoom’s Start-Your-Business Month Sweepstakes on Facebook ends on April 1, so be sure to have a look!
In the roundup, we’ll discuss the JOBS Act making its way to President Obama’s desk, what you should consider before hiring a small business consultant, ways to lower taxes before April 17, and Twitter’s foray into small business advertising. Let’s go!
First two other great roundups:
- This Week in Small Business: Captain America Returns: The New York Times shares links to articles on Representative Paul Ryan’s budget proposal to cut personal income taxes, research about women-led businesses leading the way in job creation and growth, improving employee performance by banning smartphones, and much more.
- 3 Things You Should Know About Small Business: March 27: The Street talks about figuring out whether you should work from home, the dilemma facing New York steakhouses regarding pricing, and six tips for joining a family business.
And now the rest:
- House Passes JOBS Act, Sending it to Obama’s Desk: Fox News reports: “In a rare display of bipartisanship, the House passed a bill Tuesday aimed at boosting jobs by easing an array of business regulations, the measure’s last step before it can be signed by the president.”
- 5 Steps to Consider Before Hiring a Small Business Consultant: Chitra Nawbatt at The Huffington Post offers advice on what you should do on your own before seeking outside help to get your small business back on track.
- Two Options to Help Small Business Owners Lower 2011 Taxes Before April 17 Deadline: Stuart Robinson at Forbes shares two ways that small business owners both with and without 401(k) plans can explore that may help ease the burden of the upcoming tax deadline.
- Twitter Goes Google With Launch of Self-Serve Small Business Ads: Robert Hof at Forbes reports on Twitter’s “self-service ad platform for small businesses . . . the service’s answer to Google’s AdWords, the automated ad system that catapulted the search engine into the most powerful company in online advertising.”
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